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May 5, 2021

Media top headlines May 5

The Facebook Advisory Board’s ruling on former President Donald Trump’s account and more round out today’s top media headlines.

May 5, 2021

Tech leaders are ‘Bolsheviks’ and censorship is ‘hurting America': Sen. Kennedy on Facebook ruling

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss the Facebook Advisory Board’s ruling on the former president account. 

May 5, 2021

Trump ban: Republicans threaten to break up Facebook after Oversight Board decision

Republican members of Congress will do everything in their power to break up Facebook, Trump's former chief of staff said.

May 5, 2021

New BLM demand seeks to permanently ban Trump from 'all digital media platforms'

The organization Black Lives Matter recently added a new demand to its website to have former President Trump "permanently banned from all digital media platforms."

May 5, 2021

NPR correspondent scorched over tweet suggesting journalists in America require bulletproof vests

An NPR correspondent deleted a tweet Tuesday after she was ridiculed for claiming her job "as a journalist in America" requires a bulletproof vest.

May 4, 2021

CNN's Brian Stelter complains that 'free speech advocates' on Facebook board may allow Trump back on platform

CNN's left-wing media guru Brian Stelter seemed upset about the possibility that "First Amendment absolutists" at Facebook could allow former President Trump back on the platform. 

May 4, 2021

LeBron James regrets he ‘fueled wrong conversation’ about Ma'Khia Bryant

NBA star LeBron James expressed regret this week about a Twitter message last month regarding Ma’Khia Bryant, the Ohio teen who was shot dead by a police officer while appearing ready to use a knife against a woman.

May 4, 2021

Glenn Greenwald rips former Intercept colleagues as 'liberal DNC hacks' for seizing data dump of Gab users

Glen Greenwald offered a scathing response to The Intercept after the outlet revealed that it had obtained the personal data of users of the social media platform Gab. 

May 4, 2021

CIA pushes back after critics slam new recruitment ad as 'embarrassment,' 'woke propaganda'

The Central Intelligence Agency pushed back against criticism over their latest recruitment video, insisting in a statement Tuesday that the controversial ad has proven to be effective at helping attract candidates to the agency.

May 4, 2021

Trump launches new communications platform months after Twitter, Facebook ban

EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump on Tuesday launched a communications platform, which will eventually give him the ability to communicate directly with his followers, after months of being banned from sites like Twitter and Facebook.